Gabions.—Cylindrical wicker baskets open at both ends, filled for defensive purposes, making a temporary parapet.
Galleys.—Small vessels of light draft.
Grand Tactics.—See Preface.
Hurdles.—Pickets about three feet high, united by twigs, to give a solid footing for a battery, or for crossing soft ground and swamps.
Itinerary.—Record of daily marches; including notes of country traversed, streams crossed, and whatever may be valuable for record or subsequent guidance.
Line-of-battle ship.—A full-rigged ship, with two or more gun-decks.
Log-book.—The itinerary of a ship.
Logistics.—See Preface.
Magazine.—A depot of powder or of other supplies.
Muster.—A detailed record of troops, periodical or otherwise, for exact information of the force under command.